KIEV — Eurovision just got serious.
The musical competition — known for its excessive bonhomie and costumes exploring the outer limits of good taste — is threatened by discord between this year’s host Ukraine and the contest’s governing body, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
Ukraine’s security services issued a travel ban last month to Yulia Samoylova, Russia’s entry. Samoylova performed in Crimea in 2015 — which the Kremlin has annexed from Ukraine — but didn’t apply for special permission from Kiev as Ukrainian law requires.
EBU head Ingrid Deltenre, however, insisted Samoylova should be allowed to travel to Ukraine for the contest since, …read more
Source: European Voice
